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Electrical Engineering

Courses - EE Lower Division

200. Trends in Electrical Engineering (1)

Electrical Engineering as a profession. Nature of professional and design activities. Advances in Electrical Engineering. Current designs, future trends and challenges in various fields of Electrical Engineering.
(Lecture 1 hour) Letter grade only (A-F).

201. Digital Logic Design (4)

Prerequisite: MATH 117 (or equivalent) with a grade of "C" or better.
Practical design of digital circuits. Basic topics in combinational and sequential switching circuits with applications to the design of digital devices.
(Lecture-problems 4 hours)

202. Computer Methods in Engineering (3)

Prerequisites: CECS 100 and MATH 123 all with a grade of "C" or better.
Introduction to MATLAB and numerical methods with applications to engineering. Programming in MATLAB. Introduction to SIMULINK and other MATLAB toolboxes.
(Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours) Letter grade only (A-F). Not open for credit to students with credit in ENGR 202.

220. Materials Sciences for Electrical Engineers (3)

Prerequisites: MATH 224 and EE 210 all with a grade of "C" or better.
Basic principles of optical and wave propagation. Introduction to quantum electronics. Fundamental aspects of photonics and materials sciences and their relevance to solid state electronic circuits.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours)

236. Introduction to Nanotechnology: A Tour in Nano-Land (3)

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.
Overview of the fundamentals of nanoscience and nanotechnology, a wide range of applications, and issues that affect widespread use of these technologies based on ongoing research and discourse. An interdisciplinary course, taught by an interdisciplinary team of Instructors. Students will observe nature and matter in submicron and nanometer scale.
(Lecture-problems 3 hours) Letter grade only (A-F).

248. Security, Information Assurance, and Computers (3)

Computer security and information assurance as crucial challenges, consequences for individuals, economy, and society as a whole. Security threats and vulnerabilities in the use of computer systems. Tools and controls to reduce or block these threats. Law, privacy, and ethics.
(Lecture-problems 3 hours) Letter grade only (A-F).